Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It is identified as one of several small communities with a combined population of 24,402 forming the unincorporated town of Aptos by the local Chamber of Commerce along with:
- Aptos Village
- Cabrillo
- Seacliff, south of State Route 1, west of Aptos Creek
- Rio Del Mar, south of State Route 1, from Aptos Creek southeast to Seascape
- Seascape, south of State Route 1, centered on Seascape Beach Resort
For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 2,383 as of the 2020 United States census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.36%) is water.
Demographics
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley first appeared as a census-designated place in the 1990 United States census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,856
|1,731
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,654
|78.61%
|72.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69.41%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|15
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.64%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.71%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|5
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.21%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.50%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|44
|53
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|1.86%
|2.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.68%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|5
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.21%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|3
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.13%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.55%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|74
|43
|style='background: #ffffe6; |101
|3.13%
|1.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.24%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|359
|541
|style='background: #ffffe6; |546
|15.21%
|22.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.91%
|-
|Total
|2,361
|2,381
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,383
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley had a population of 2,383. The population density was .
The median age was 51.4 years. About 14.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males age 18 and over. The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 903 households, out of which 24.0% included children under the age of 18. Of all households, 54.2% were married-couple households, 6.9% were cohabiting couple households, 14.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 24.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63. There were 635 families (70.3% of all households).
Government
In the California State Legislature, Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley is in , and in .
In the United States House of Representatives, Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley is in .
See also
- San Francisco Bay Area